Game appliance.



PATENTBD MAY 21, 1907.

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FRANK LEGI-I SLAZENGER, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

GAME APPLIANCE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 21, 1907.

Application filed February 27,1906. $eria1No. 303,245.

T0 (1, whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, FRANK LEGH SLAZEN- GER, a citizen of the United States, residing at New York, in the county of New York and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Game Ap pliances and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to new and useful improvements in game appliances and more particularly to that class of games known as duplicate whist, and single and double dummy bridge whist. My device can also be used in playing the game known as skat, and in fact in all games where dummy hands are used.

The object of my invention is to provide a device for holding a dummy hand or the like exposed to view from one position and presenting the backs of the cards to the opposite player or players.

Further objects and advantages will be hereinafter referred to in the specification and pointed out in the claims.

I11 the accompanying drawings, which are made apart of this application, I have shown the preferred form of my invention.

In said drawings-Figure 1 is a perspective View of my device complete showing the manner of depositing cards therein, and, Fig. 2 is a vertical, transverse section therethrough.

Referring to the drawings by numerals of reference, 1 indicates the base of my improved card holder from which extend upwardly, supporting members 2 upon theupper edges of which is secured a platform 3 of less width than the base 1. Extending upwardly from said platform 3 are standards 4 to which is secured a supporting railing 5. Disposed in groups on the surface of the base 1 and the platform 3 are card receiving and supporting members 6 and 7 respectively, said card supports being so grouped that they radiate from a common center and are spaced apart to receive the lower ends of the cards 8, as shown in Fig. l of the drawings. The card supporting members 6 and 7 are preferably formed of two upright standards which are connected at their upper ends by a horizontally disposed section, said supports being substantially in the shape of a staple and the lower ends thereof are adapted to be driven into the base 1 and platform 3, as best shown in Fig. 2 of the drawings and it will be seen that by providing the horizontally disposed sections, that the cards will be prevented from entering between the standards, and that said sections will form a more rigid support than when single pins are used for supportmg purposes.

In playing certain games of cards, it is necessary to use dummy hands and heretofore it has been necessary to place the dummy hands upon the table and exposed to view, and to this end I have constructed my device so that when the dummy hands are properly arranged between the supporting members 6 and 7, the cards in one set of said supporting members will be presented to the view of the player at one end of the supporting member and the other set of cards exposed to the view of the player at the opposite end thereof. It will be seen by referring to Fig. 1 of the drawings that the cards as placed between the supports of the base 1, will be presented to the view of the player sitting at the right hand end of the card support while the cards as placed between the holders on the platform 3 will be presented to the View of the player at the opposite end of said support, thereby displaying the faces of the cards to the respective players claiming said hands and the backs thereof to the opposite player. It will also be seen that should there be three playing the game, it would be necessary to place the third player so that he would face the back of the supporting device as the cards are shown arranged thereon. As shown, the platform 3 is of less width than the base 1 and serves to brace or support the cards when. resting between the securing members of the base 1 While the cards on the platform 3 are likewise supported through the medium of the standards 4 and railing 5.

What I claim is 1. In a card supporting device, a base, a platform disposed above said base, and means extending upwardly from said base and platform to support cards and expose them to view as desired.

2. In a card supporting device, a base member, a platform disposed above said base member and of less width than the base,

and card supporting members extending upwardly from said base and platform and disposed in groups thereon.

8. A card supporting device comprising a base, a platform above said base, means to IIO support said platform, staple like supporting members extending upwardly from said base and platform and disposed in groups to display cards or the like.

4. In a card supporting device, a base, a,

platform disposed above said base, a plurality of supports disposed in groups on said base and platform, the free ends of said supports being entered into said base and platform and each support radiating from a common center and disposed apart to receive cardsg' therebetween whereby said cards will be disposed at an angle to the ends of the platform and base.

In testimony whereof I have signed my 15 name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

FRANK LEGH W SLAZENGER.

Witnesses E. F. GILL, M. A. Cox. 

